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On this day June 12-18, 2022 (week 24)
June 12, 2022 - Graphics show birthdays and anniversaries for each day of the week. This week features Anne Frank’s diary, the first man-made object to leave the solar system, the flag of the United States, the Battle of Blackbird’s Field, the world’s first modern rollercoaster, the Tiangong space station and musician Paul McCartney.
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June 12, 1942: Anne Frank was given a diary on her 13th birthday, in which she wrote her account of growing up as a young Jewish girl in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam in WWII
June 13, 1983: The U.S. spacecraft Pioneer 10 became the first man-made object to leave the solar system, after passing Jupiter and clearing the orbit of Neptune
June 14, 1777: The United States adopted the Stars and Stripes as its official flag. The most famous of the early versions was made by Betsy Ross of Philadelphia
June 15, 1389: The Battle of Kosovo, also known as the Battle of Blackbird’s Field, was fought between Serbian forces and the invading army of the Ottoman Empire
June 16, 1884: The world’s first modern rollercoaster opened at Coney Island in New York. It offered passengers a 6mph ride for the price of five cents
June 17, 2021: Three taikonauts blasted off aboard a Shenzhou 12 rocket to become the first crew to dock with the Tiangong space station China is building in low earth orbit
June 18, 1942: Paul McCartney, former Beatle and the world’s most successful composer of popular music, was born in Liverpool, England. He turns 80 today